On occasion, a debut novel comes along that hums with the quiet threat of something just beneath the surface. Bonfire by Krysten Ritter is one of those books. It’s a simmering cauldron of suspense, old ghosts, and unresolved questions — all bound together by the weight of a past that refuses to stay buried. At…
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“Killman Creek” Rachel Caine
If Stillhouse Lake had you hooked, Killman Creek will grip you even tighter. Rachel Caine takes the suspense and emotional depth of the first book and raises the stakes tenfold. The second installment shifts from a single protagonist’s perspective to a first person rotation of key characters, which, while jarring at first, ultimately enhances the…
“Stillhouse Lake” Rachel Caine
Stillhouse Lake is an absolute page-turner, masterfully blending suspense and emotion. The story follows Gina Royal, an ordinary Midwestern mom whose life is shattered when she discovers her husband is a serial killer. Forced to reinvent herself as Gwen Proctor, she becomes a fiercely protective, deeply relatable warrior mom. Rachel Caine creates an incredible protagonist…
“Dragon Teeth” Michael Crichton
With Dragon Teeth, Michael Crichton takes readers on an unexpected journey that blends the grit of the Wild West with the thrill of paleontology. Set in the 1800s, the novel is less a deep dive into dinosaurs (as I initially hoped) and more a rollicking adventure through a time when science and survival collided in…
“Good Me, Bad Me” Ali Land
Every so often, a debut novel comes along that doesn’t just tell a story… it dissects it, unearths it, and leaves you wondering if you should feel uneasy about what you’ve just witnessed. Good Me, Bad Me by Ali Land is one of those rare thrillers that grips you by the throat and refuses to…
A Tempest Storm 